Where did this money come from?
Uruguayan peso
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
9 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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DocumentedQualified
This currency also received later contributions, distinguished below from its origins.
The incoming line
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PredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 800–1145
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openLater contribution1100–1500
Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessor1435–1436
Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accountingDocumentedPredecessor1497–1603
Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1643–1694
Portuguese realDocumented · Evidence periodPredecessor1828–1831
Spanish real / peso de a ochoQualified · Evidence periodLater contribution1831
Brazilian realQualified · Later contributionThis currencyUYU
Uruguayan pesoDates, conversion terms and evidence 9 connections
Spanish real / peso de a ocho Uruguayan peso
Evidence period: 1828–1831QualifiedA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Brazilian real Uruguayan peso
1831QualifiedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Portuguese real Brazilian real
Evidence period: 1643–1694DocumentedA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting Portuguese real
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting
Evidence period: AD 800–1145QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accounting Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting
Evidence period: 1100–1500QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting Spanish real / peso de a ocho
Evidence period: 1497–1603QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.